buccaneer

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌbʌkəˈnɪə(ɹ)/

Noun

buccaneer (plural buccaneers)

1. (nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
2. A pirate.

Synonyms

• privateer, pirate, see also Thesaurus:pirate

Translations

• French: boucanier
• Italian: bucaniere

Translations

• Italian: bucaniere, pirata, corsaro
• Portuguese: bucaneiro

Verb

buccaneer (buccaneers, present participle buccaneering; past and past participle buccaneered)

1. To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
   • 1963, John Day, Arthur Henry Bullen (editor), The Works of John Day, page v

     In 1596 and 1597 he bucaneered against Sao Thomi, the Portuguese slaving settlement off the coast of West Africa, and in the Spanish Main

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